Hi everyone! 👋 I've been using both GitHub Copilot and Copilot Chat a lot lately. They're both great tools, but they help us in different ways. I'd love to know which one you find more helpful when you code.
GitHub Copilot is like a helper that suggests code as you type. It's pretty amazing how it can guess what you want to write next! Think of it like a coding buddy who remembers every piece of code ever written on GitHub. I'm curious - does it save you time? Or do you often need to fix its suggestions?
Copilot Chat is different - it's more like having a friendly expert to talk to. When you're stuck, you can ask it questions, and it helps explain things or fix bugs. You know those times at night when your code just won't work? Copilot Chat is there to help! But I wonder - do you find it helpful, or do you spend too much time talking to it instead of coding?
I use both tools differently - Copilot when I want to write code quickly, and Copilot Chat when I need help understanding something or fixing problems. How about you? Which one do you use more in 2024? Do you prefer one over the other, or do you use both?
Share your thoughts below! Tell me which one you like better and why. Have you found good ways to use both tools together? I'd love to hear about what works for you and what doesn't. And if you use different coding tools, tell me about those too! 🚀
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Great post! I find both GitHub Copilot and Copilot Chat incredibly useful, but they serve different purposes for me. Copilot is fantastic for speeding up the coding process with its suggestions, especially for boilerplate code. On the other hand, Copilot Chat is invaluable when I'm stuck or need clarification on concepts. I often switch between the two depending on what I'm working on.